Viewers have an extra week to take a breath from the events on "A Criminal, a Whore, an Idiot and a Liar," as the series won't return until January 31. And when it does, they can expect to see an Olivia who is unraveling in the face of personal and professional pressure.

Watch the following promo now for a phone call from Fitz most never expected to see and then try to figure out what the heck you'll do next Thursday night without any Gladiators in your life...

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[to Cyrus] We should never have done it. And now we're the bad guys, and I don't know how to fix that. And I have been running and running to stay ahead of it and I'm tired and I don't know what to do next.

[to Cyrus] Here's what's great about having someone attempt to assassinate you. You're being rushed somewhere on a gurney, and doctors are yelling, and blood is pouring out of you, and you could die. And you suddenly stop being afraid, of anything, or anyone. And when you don't die, when you miraculously live, you realize that you have nothing to lose and no time to waste.